Lay health educators increase colorectal cancer screening among Hmong Americans: A cluster randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Asian Americans have lower colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates than non-Hispanic white individuals. Hmong Americans have limited socioeconomic resources and literacy. The current randomized controlled trial was conducted to determine whether bilingual/bicultural lay health educator (LHE) education could increase CRC screening among Hmong Americans.

Methods

A cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted among Hmong Americans in Sacramento, California. LHEs and recruited participants were randomized to intervention or control groups. The intervention group received CRC education over 3 months delivered by an LHE. The control group received education regarding nutrition and physical activity delivered by a health educator. The outcomes were changes in self-r

SUBMITTER: Tong EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5161623 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature